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But people do not always look for the right way. Often they think they have left business, and they have only  \nchanged it. There is scarcely less trouble in governing a family than in governing an entire state: whatever the mind is wrapped up in it, it is all wrapped up in it, and domestic occupations are no less importunate for being less important. Furthermore, by getting rid of the court and the marketplace we do not get rid of the principal worries of our  \nlife....Ambition, avarice, irresolution, fear and lust do not leave us when we change our country....They often follow us even into the cloisters and schools of philosophy. Neither deserts, nor rocky caves, nor hair shirts, nor fastings will free us of them.  \n--Michel de Montaigne,“Of solitude”  \n1. Which of the following best captures the theme of the passage?  \n(A) Ruling a state is easier than managing a family.  \n(B) Solitude is one condition of peace with one self.  \n(C) The court and the marketplace must be got rid of  \n(D) Try what one may, no one can ever be at ease.  \nRead the following passage and answer the questions that follow:  \nThe aim of all [solitude...is](solitude...is) the same: to live more at leisure and at one’s ease. But people do not always look for the right way. Often they think they have left business, and they have only changed it. There is scarcely less trouble in governing a family than in governing an entire state:  \nwhatever the mind is wrapped up in it, it is all wrapped up in it, and domestic occupations are no less importunate for being less important. Furthermore, by getting rid of the court and the  \nmarketplace we do not get rid of the principal worries of our life....Ambition, avarice,  \nirresolution,  \nfear and lust do not leave us when we change our country....They often follow us even into the cloisters and schools of philosophy. Neither deserts, nor rocky caves, nor hair shirts, nor fastingswill free us of them.  \n--Michel de Montaigne,“Of solitude”  \n2. The mistake human beings make is to:  \n(A) abjure solitude when desirable.  \n(B) abstain from restraining the mind.  \n(C) abstain from the love of leisure.  \n(D) exaggerate the value of family.  \nRead the following passage and answer the questions that follow:  \nThe aim of all [solitude... is](solitude... is) the same: to live more at leisure and at one’s ease. But people do not always look for the right way. Often they think they have left business, and they have only changed it. There is scarcely less trouble in governing a family than in governing an entire state:  \nwhatever the mind is wrapped up in it, it is all wrapped up in it, and domestic occupations are no less importunate for being less important. Furthermore, by getting rid of the court and the  \nmarketplace we do not get rid of the principal worries of our life....Ambition, avarice,  \nirresolution,  \n[www.aifer.in](www.aifer.in) 128  \nTo get free NTA NET study materials send \"JOIN\" Via WhatsApp 8714818851  \nfear and lust do not leave us when we change our country....They often follow us even into the cloisters and schools of philosophy. Neither deserts, nor rocky caves, nor hair shirts, nor fastingswill free us of them.  \n--Michel de Montaigne,“Of solitude”  \n3. The “principal worries of our life” follow us if we:  \nA. detach our self from family life.  \nB. are deep into buying and selling.  \nC. mentally abstain from hustle and bustle.  \nD. are in to schools of philosophy.  \nChoose the correct answer from the options given below:  \n(A) A and C only  \n(B) B and C only  \n(C) B and D only  \n(D) C and D only  \nRead the following poem and answer the questions that follow: A Prayer for Old Age  \nGod guard me from those thoughts men think  \nIn the mind alone;  ","cbCaij10Re9WKlYs","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij10Re9WKlYs","pdf",251252,25,"English","# Reading Comprehension: Montaigne (Of Solitude)\n## Theme and options questions\n## Principal worries and follow-up interpretation\n# Poem: \"A Prayer for Old Age\" (W.B. 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